US EditionMexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead
SOUTHERN MEXICO, JUN 20 – Hurricane Erick caused flooding, landslides, and power outages affecting over 120,000 customers while killing two people in southern Mexico, prompting ongoing emergency response and damage assessments.
- Hurricane Erick, a Category 3 storm, made landfall Thursday morning between Acapulco and Puerto Escondido on Mexico's southern Pacific coast.
- The storm followed a pattern of major hurricanes affecting Mexico’s coasts between May and November, with residents recalling the devastating 2023 Hurricane Otis.
- Authorities reported landslides, blocked highways, flooding, and power outages affecting over 120,000 people as emergency crews cleared debris and residents assessed damage.
- A resident described the devastation, saying the community was left without shelter or clothing and received no assistance, while officials confirmed at least two fatalities: a young child who drowned and a man who was electrocuted during cleanup efforts.
- The weakening storm dissipated early Thursday, but heavy rains will continue, prompting officials to monitor rivers and maintain over 2,000 shelters in affected southern states.
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Mexico City, 20 Jun (EFE).- The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, visited this Friday the community of Corralero, in the municipality of Pinotepa Nacional, southeast of Oaxaca, where on Thursday hurricane Erick, category 3, entered the ground and promised to bring the population food, water and review the damage to their homes. She noted that all the minimum necessary food will be delivered through the secretariats of Marina (Semar) and th…
Mexico City (EFE).- A dead man and various damage to the electrical infrastructure, as well as blasting of roofs of sheets in houses and falls of trees were the main damage left in his wake by Hurricane Erick, which on Thursday touched earth as category 3 in southern Mexico, reported this Friday the ... Read more
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